war plays no favorites
To me, it seems that only the "fittest and smartest" can survive through the toughest times, in this case, war. That's why I thought this book was so interesting because Billy is in no way shape or form one of the fittest or aggressive. He's the polar opposite and someone I would not expect to make it through the first week of battles. I guess this is the irony that Vonnegut portrays mixed with dark humor here and there. You would expect Weary and the two scouts to survive the war more than Billy. They have the right mindset about war and are eager to show the Germans "their power" if they have any. It's pure dark humor how Vonnegut decides to kill both the scouts right in front of Weary and Billy. The two scouts decided to leave Weary and Billy because the latter couldn't keep up and were better off dying. The next thing you know, the scouts die while in hiding, not even while heroically fighting the Germans. War doesn't play favorites, it k...